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To JOHN MOSS,1 28 SEPTEMBER 1850

Replaces extract in Pilgrim Letters 6, p. 182.
MS Jonathan Allright.
Address: John Moss Esquire | Derby

Broadstairs, Kent
Twenty Eighth September | 1850

Mr Charles Dickens presents his compliments to Mr Moss, and regrets that his avocations render it quite impossible for him to accept the invitation of the Derby Mechanics' Institution.

1. John Moss (1800-52), solicitor and Alderman of Derby; he was among those on the platform at the 25th Anniversary Festival of the Derby Mechanics' Institution, scheduled for 8 Oct 1850 (Derby Mercury, 2 Oct 1850, p. 2). Presumably the invitation for CD to attend was forwarded to Moss by the Mayor, James Haywood (see Pilgrim Letters 6, p. 182).